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Monster Hunter Frontier Z Shutting Down in December After Over 12 Years of Service

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Today Capcom announced that it’ll terminate the service of Monster Hunter Frontier Z at the end of this year.

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The game, which is currently playable for PC, PS4, PS3, and PS Vita, is one of the oldest online games in activity, having operated since July 5, 2007.

When it’ll close on December 18, it’ll have run for over twelve years since its launch.

That being said, the developers promise to keep running in-game events until the closure of the servers, so dedicated players have a few months to enjoy before this ancient game inevitably goes the way of the dodo.

The reason is simply that the team came to the conclusion that it would be difficult to continue to provide a satisfactory service for the customers going forward. After twelve years, that’s understandable.

Of course, fans aren’t left completely without options, as Monster Hunter World is running on both PS4 and PC, offering a very valid alternative to those who want to hunt monsters online. Unfortunately, players on PS3 and PS Vita won’t be so lucky.

That being said, it’s certainly always sad to be a game that has perdured across the generation finally close down. In December, a sizable piece of the history of the Monster Hunter franchise will be lost forever.

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Giuseppe Nelva

Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.

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